Pallas Athena, protector of children’s growth 

Pallas Athena, protector of children’s growth 
420 [BC]. Pallas Athena. Cup showing the feats of Theseus. Attica (Italy) © Museo Nacional de Arqueología.

Pallas Athena, protector of children’s growth 

Daughter of Zeus, Pallas Athene is the goddess who keeps the sky clear an the air pure, protects the health of children, keeps illness at bay and looks after the growth of boys and girls. Better known as the goddess of war, civilization, sciences, justice and wisdom and protector of heroes, she is also the protector of agriculture, to which she contributed with many inventions such as the plough and rake, the taming of horses or the creation of olive trees.

Photo, Fernando Velasco Mora